Legal Opinion

Frank Wilkinson v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 14, 1960No. 17723_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Circuit Judge.

It is provided, among other things, by Rule XI of the House of Representatives that:

“The' Committee on Un-American Activities, as a whole or by subcommittee, is authorized to make from time to time investigations of (i) the extent, character, and objects of un-American propaganda activities in the United States, (ii) the diffusion within the United States of subversive and un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principle of the form of government as guaranteed by our Constitution, and (iii) all other…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  2. Barenblatt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wilkinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Wilkinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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